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Double Victory tells the stories of African American women who did
extraordinary things to help their country during World War II. In these
pages young readers meet a range of remarkable women: war workers,
political activists, military women, volunteers, and entertainers. Some,
such as Mary McLeod Bethune and Lena Horne, were celebrated in their
lifetimes and are well known today. But many others fought
discrimination at home and abroad in order to contribute to the war
effort yet were overlooked during those years and forgotten by later
generations. Double Victory recovers the stories of these courageous
women, such as Hazel Dixon Payne, the only woman to serve on the remote
Alaska-Canadian Highway; Deverne Calloway, a Red Cross worker who led a
protest at an army base in India; and Betty Murphy Phillips, the only
black female overseas war correspondent.
Offering a new and diverse perspective on the war and including source
notes and a bibliography, Double Victory is an invaluable addition to
any student's or history buff's bookshelf.